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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">Dear Councillors<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">Please review the two motions in text below which are also published on page
<a href="https://community.icann.org/x/DQObAw">https://community.icann.org/x/DQObAw</a> that will be voted on by email ballot on 6-9 August 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">In motion 1 the link is still to be added when available</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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6. The GNSO and ccNSO CSC Selection Committees sent to the ccNSO and GNSO Councils their recommended list [INSERT LINK TO LIST WHEN AVAILABLE] of CSC liaisons and members.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please note that both motions need to be seconded.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you have any comments please send these to the Council mailing list, otherwise the  motions will appear, as they stand,
 to be voted on by email ballot on 6 through to 9 August 2016. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">MOTION TO APPROVE THE LIAISONS AND MEMBERS OF THE CUSTOMER STANDING COMMITTEE (CSC) – 25 July 2016</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Made by: Wolf-Ulrich Knoben</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Seconded by:</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">WHEREAS:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/iana-stewardship-transition-package-10mar16-en.pdf"><span lang="EN-US">package of proposals</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
 that was developed by the community in relation to the IANA Stewardship Transition called for the creation of a new structure, the Customer Standing Committee (CSC) to provide operational oversight of the performance of the IANA naming function, a role currently
 performed by the United States government through the National Telecommunications and Information Authority (NTIA).<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">    
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">On 02 June 2016, the GNSO Council confirmed a Selection Committee to evaluate the candidates for the GNSO CSC liaison. The GNSO Council approved James Gannon as the CSC
 Liaison.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">    
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The GNSO Council provided to ICANN the liaison name along with his Expression of Interest by the deadline of 22 July 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">    
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The GNSO Council requested that the Selection Committee shall engage, if requested, with the ccNSO Selection Committee to evaluate the full slate of CSC members and liaisons.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">5.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">    
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The GNSO and ccNSO CSC Selection Committees met on 02 August to consider the CSC liaisons and members.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">6.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">    
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The GNSO and ccNSO CSC Selection Committees sent to the ccNSO and GNSO Councils their recommended list [INSERT LINK TO LIST WHEN AVAILABLE] of CSC liaisons and members.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">RESOLVED:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The GNSO Council has reviewed the list of CSC liaisons and members and approves the full list. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">    
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The GNSO Council requests that the GNSO Secretariat shall notify ICANN no later than 10 August that the GNSO has approved the full list of CSC liaisons and members.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.  Adoption of the GNSO Review of GAC Communiqué for submission to the ICANN Board - deferred to Electronic Voting 6-9 August 2016</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Made by: James Bladel</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Seconded by:</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Whereas,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Governmental Advisory Committee advises the ICANN Board on issues of public policy, and especially where there may be an interaction between ICANN's activities or policies and national laws or international
 agreements. It usually does so as part of a Communiqué, which is published towards the end of every ICANN meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo10">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The GNSO is responsible for developing and recommending to the ICANN Board substantive policies relating to generic top-level domains.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo10">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The GNSO has expressed a desire to provide feedback to the ICANN Board on issues in the GAC Communiqué as these relate to generic top-level domains to inform the ICANN Board as well as the broader community
 of past, present or future gTLD policy activities that may directly or indirectly relate to advice provided by the GAC.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo10">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The GNSO Council developed a template to facilitate this process, which was completed following the publication of the Helsinki GAC Communiqué by a volunteer and shared with the GNSO Council for its
 review.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo10">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The GNSO hopes that the input provided through its review of the GAC Communiqué will further enhance the co-ordination and promote the sharing of information on gTLD related policy activities between
 the GAC, Board and the GNSO.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Resolved,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The GNSO Council adopts the GNSO Review of the Helsinki GAC Communiqué (see </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://mailer.samanage.com/wf/click?upn=KTB340yHI8DoUtMP4BGJnuFT4taHix-2FWCICVaGtUyTdYM9WfnyW-2F-2BY-2BYBi6-2FsfH7na32o3JEji3-2FbvePwaEIwC4vUN6RH3Z7EAvNsN5YwXA-3D_r-2BdYbSjRm9r0i9vSiPZtW-2BX-2BAwnBbxYJcYft8cAni3iLz7nHdH1TO6yId4yJ1X5bCjn7UQ8ekPGWrKZXzU-2FB1vqqq7KS-2BMznRij3m3ZEI87WW3StxS8dTPOoQSB9krb-2FFJK2QHBzOYchxlxB81-2FrQgEKCZwhIWmFeV3hThjRR7ogCkshuA-2FPie9e6zmA6P8LBAvHnSXnsQVaZYyeAkdwlvV9YAurQoSnhfNSE481ppaFGGeo4XVZzuAlQQE5OohOhyShcm32qhe02MWLmS1vB9uV5E3Q0mlnfpOneiew5okrv7atRnu1ozTk9GEIXPpuNBhHs4QcNBIgea65L80hOQxcxE9UDQ-2FHqn5jnGTXTmTSp9ULY15uQfn5h8O-2Fr4H2YwhGLygXgMEXo4e0CroXxGJYz9i4-2B-2FVJ4mFOlFS5lXeT0pOQvwJChy4eb40N5iXHQUrg7XAcf3rMPaJEOViYNfhj3HySNMQBNIeD2CpxzPU-3D"><span lang="EN-US">http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/review-gac-communique-27jul16-en.pdf</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">)<br>
and requests that the GNSO Council Chair communicate the GNSO Review of the Helsinki GAC Communiqué to the ICANN Board.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo11">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Following the communication to the ICANN Board, the GNSO Council requests that the GNSO Council Chair informs the GAC Chair as well as the GAC-GNSO Consultation Group of the communication between the
 GNSO Council and the ICANN Board.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Thank you<br>
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Kind regards,<br>
Glen</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Glen de Saint Géry<br>
GNSO Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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